Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
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Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy |
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| Founded | 1885 |
| Region | Lancashire |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Current champions | Southport (2007-08) |
| Most successful club | Chorley (14 wins) |
The Lancashire Football Association Challenge Trophy was first played for in 1885 (when it was known as the Lancashire Junior Cup). It is currently being sponsored by The Co-operative Group and is known as The Co-operative Challenge Trophy. It is a competition for senior non-league clubs in membership of the Lancashire FA, and although officially the junior cup to the Lancashire Senior Cup it is just as important as other county cup competitions.
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[edit] List Of Winners
| Season | Winners | Season | Winners | Season | Winners |
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| 1885-86 | Bells Temperance | 1932-33 | Darwen | 1977-78 | Wigan Athletic |
| 1886-87 | Bells Temperance | 1933-34 | Lancaster Town | 1978-79 | Marine |
| 1887-88 | Blackpool | 1934-35 | Fleetwood | 1979-80 | Chorley |
| 1888-89 | Oswaldtwistle Rovers | 1935-36 | Wigan Athletic | 1980-81 | Barrow |
| 1889-90 | Bury | 1936-37 | South Liverpool | 1981-82 | Chorley |
| 1890-91 | Blackpool | 1937-38 | South Liverpool | 1982-83 | Chorley |
| 1891-92 | Kearsley | 1938-39 | South Liverpool | 1983-84 | South Liverpool |
| 1892-93 | Clitheroe | 1939-40 | Chorley | 1984-85 | Clitheroe |
| 1893-94 | Chorley | 1940-41 | (no competition) | 1985-86 | Morecambe |
| 1894-95 | Lytham | 1941-42 | Blackpool Services | 1986-87 | Morecambe |
| 1895-96 | Blackburn Park Road | 1942-43 | Blackpool Services | 1987-88 | Marine |
| 1896-97 | Hapton | 1943-44 | Blackpool Services | 1988-89 | Colne Dynamoes |
| 1897-98 | Skerton | 1944-45 | Howard & Bulloughs | 1989-90 | Colne Dynamoes |
| 1898-99 | Skerton | 1945-46 | Chorley | 1990-91 | Marine |
| 1899-00 | Turton | 1946-47 | Rochdale Reserves | 1991-92 | Great Harwood Town |
| 1900-01 | Heywood | 1947-48 | Burscough | 1992-93 | Southport |
| 1901-02 | Turton | 1948-49 | Barrow Reserves | 1993-94 | Morecambe |
| 1902-03 | Turton | 1949-50 | Burscough | 1994-95 | Bamber Bridge |
| 1903-04 | Earlestown | 1950-51 | Rochdale Reserves | 1995-96 | Morecambe |
| 1904-05 | Turton | 1951-52 | Lancaster City | 1996-97 | Southport |
| 1905-06 | Colne | 1952-53 | Wigan Athletic | 1997-98 | Southport |
| 1906-07 | Earlestown | 1953-54 | Wigan Athletic | 1998-99 | Morecambe |
| 1907-08 | Nelson | 1954-55 | Nelson | 1999-00 | Marine |
| 1908-09 | Chorley | 1955-56 | Wigan Athletic | 2000-01 | Southport |
| 1909-10 | Rochdale | 1956-57 | New Brighton | 2001-02 | Accrington Stanley |
| 1910-11 | Bacup | 1957-58 | Chorley | 2002-03 | Leigh RMI |
| 1911-12 | Rossendale United | 1958-59 | Chorley | 2003-04 | Morecambe |
| 1912-13 | Fleetwood | 1959-60 | Wigan Athletic | 2004-05 | Accrington Stanley |
| 1913-14 | Heywood United | 1960-61 | Chorley | 2005-06 | Southport |
| 1914-15 | Skelmersdale United | 1961-62 | Morecambe | 2006-07 | Burscough |
| 1915-18 | (no competition) | 1962-63 | Morecambe | 2007-08 | Southport |
| 1918-19 | Runcorn | 1963-64 | Chorley | ||
| 1919-20 | Southport | 1964-65 | Chorley | ||
| 1920-21 | Accrington Stanley | 1965-66 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 1921-22 | New Brighton | 1966-67 | Burscough | ||
| 1922-23 | Croston | 1967-68 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 1923-24 | Chorley | 1968-69 | Morecambe | ||
| 1924-25 | Horwich RMI | 1969-70 | Skelmersdale United | ||
| 1925-26 | Morecambe | 1970-71 | Skelmersdale United | ||
| 1926-27 | Morecambe | 1971-72 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 1927-28 | Lancaster Town | 1972-73 | Rossendale United | ||
| 1928-29 | Lancaster Town | 1973-74 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 1929-30 | Horwich RMI | 1974-75 | Lancaster City | ||
| 1930-31 | Lancaster Town | 1975-76 | Chorley | ||
| 1931-32 | Dick, Kerr's | 1976-77 | Wigan Athletic |
[edit] Table of Winners
| Club | Number of Wins | Most Recent Win | |
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| 1 | Chorley | 14 | 1982-83 |
| 2 | Morecambe | 11 | 2003-04 |
| Wigan Athletic | 11 | 1977-78 | |
| 4 | Southport | 7 | 2007-08 |
| 5 | Lancaster City (inc. Lancaster Town) | 6 | 1974-75 |
| 6 | Burscough | 4 | 2006-07 |
| Marine | 4 | 1999-00 | |
| South Liverpool | 4 | 1983-84 | |
| Turton | 4 | 1904-05 | |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 2004-05 |
| Blackpool Services | 3 | 1943-44 | |
| Leigh RMI (inc. Horwich RMI) | 3 | 2002-03 | |
| Rochdale (inc. Rochdale Reserves) | 3 | 1950-51 | |
| Skelmersdale United | 3 | 1970-71 | |
| 15 | Barrow (inc. Barrow Reserves) | 2 | 1980-81 |
| Bells Temperance | 2 | 1886-87 | |
| Blackpool | 2 | 1890-91 | |
| Clitheroe | 2 | 1984-85 | |
| Colne Dynamoes | 2 | 1989-90 | |
| Earlestown | 2 | 1906-07 | |
| Fleetwood | 2 | 1934-35 | |
| Nelson | 2 | 1989-90 | |
| New Brighton | 2 | 1906-07 | |
| Rossendale United | 2 | 1972-73 | |
| Skerton | 2 | 1898-99 | |
| 26 | Bacup Borough (as Bacup) | 1 | 1910-11 |
| Bamber Bridge | 1 | 1994-95 | |
| Blackburn Park Road | 1 | 1895-96 | |
| Bury | 1 | 1889-90 | |
| Colne | 1 | 1905-06 | |
| Croston | 1 | 1922-23 | |
| Darwen | 1 | 1932-33 | |
| Dick, Kerr's | 1 | 1931-32 | |
| Great Harwood Town | 1 | 1991-92 | |
| Hapton | 1 | 1896-97 | |
| Heywood | 1 | 1900-01 | |
| Heywood United | 1 | 1913-14 | |
| Howard & Bulloughs | 1 | 1944-45 | |
| Kearsley | 1 | 1891-92 | |
| Lytham | 1 | 1894-95 | |
| Oswaldtwistle Rovers | 1 | 1888-89 | |
| Runcorn | 1 | 1991-92 |
[edit] References
- ^ (2007) Lancashire Football Association Directory of Members Handbook 2007-08. Lancashire: Lancashire County Football Association.

